Griffin (surname)

Griffin
Griffin surname map
Origin
Word/nameIrish
Meaning"descendant of the Griffin-like"
[1]

Griffin is a surname of Irish, English and Welsh origin. Griffin was the 75th most common surname on the island of Ireland in 1891.[2] It was estimated in 2000 that Griffin is the 114th most common surname in the U.S., with a population in the order of two hundred thousand.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Genealogy". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Matheson 1891